Public Charity

WORKER EDUCATION & RESOURCE CENTER INC

WORKER EDUCATION & RESOURCE CENTER INC, of LOS ANGELES, CA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $4.6M in revenue, $4.6M in expenses, $5.6M in total assets. 9 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $1.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 954888539 LOS ANGELES, CA Adult Education NTEE: B60 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$4.6M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$5.6M
Grant Records9
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

WORKER EDUCATION AND RESOURCE CENTER, INC. (WERC) IS A 501(C)3 NON-PROFIT ENTITY THAT WAS INCORPORATED IN 2002, ORIGINALLY TO IMPLEMENT THE HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (HCWDP), WHICH IS A LABOR/MANAGEMENT PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE LA COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES (LACDHS) AND THE SERVICE EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION LOCAL 721 (SEIU).THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF WERC IS TO OFFER CAREER LADDER, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FRONTLINE WORKFORCE THAT PROVIDES HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S MOST MEDICALLY VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES. WERC DERIVES ITS REVENUE FROM COST-REIMBURSEMENT CONTRACTS WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES AS WELL AS FROM FEDERAL AND PHILANTHROPIC GRANTS.

Where $100 goes at Worker Education & Resource Center Inc

How Worker Education & Resource Center Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$90 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $90 for programs

$51
Werc designed, developed and implemented a variety of training programs and educational tools for the department of health services
57% of program spending
$39
Place (preparing Los Angeles for county employment), which prepares people with barriers to employment for, and places them in, county jobs resulting in permanent employment and a career…
43% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT David Green
VICE PRESIDENT Jonathan Freedman
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & HUMA Kemberly Carruthers
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Leona Smith Di Faustino
SECRETARY Mark Faucette
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER Patrick Del Conte

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

Health & Medicine
$750,000 3 grants
General Support
$515,000 4 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$100,000 1 grant
Unspecified
$75,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $4.6M $4.6M $5.6M
2024 $4.9M $5.0M $5.2M
2023 $5.2M $4.4M $5.3M
2022 $3.5M $2.8M $4.3M
2021 $3.1M $2.4M $3.6M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $3.1M to $4.6M (+47%), with total assets most recently reported at $5.6M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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